The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1887-04-15
LOCAL NEWS.

This month has five Fridays and five
Saturdays
The season Of ye suckers draweih nigh
and the small bay tucketh up his panta-
looms.
Last Sunday Was the time fixed by the
rules OF fashion for ladies TO exhibit their
new spring hats.
Roads over the county are good, and
Woodstown streets are in especially good
condition, but getting dusty.
Thos. Green Of our borough, has killed
4i6 hogs during the season Just ended,
commencing with Sept. LIST.
The date OF the entertainment to be
given by the Band Of Hope has been fixed
on Friday evening, May 9th.
The County Board of Assessors will
meet to-day at the court house At Salem to
arrange for the seasons work.
According to County Clerk Coles state
ment there are more real estate sales in
onr county this spring than usual.
Wilbert Riehman, of cur borough, who
commenced the buying of poultry at viii
liam s. Goforth's old stand on East Ave
nue. on Monday last, says he is well pleased
with the patronage he received.
Dealers in agricultural implements are
making active preparations for the sea-
sons trade. Moving and rcaping ma
chimes are making their appearance at the
railroad station in large numbers.
The quest ion as to which is the weaker
vessel was solved from our sanctum win
dow while seeing woman wheeling
large barrow loads of garbage from the
garden " hile the man did the raking.
The shad market is fairly well supplied
at reasonable prices and the savory smell
cmanating from sundry kitchens as we walk
the streets reminds rs to feel down in our
trousers for the wherewithal to purchase
one.
Apple, peach, pear, plum and cherry
trees set along boundary lines of farms in
terfere very little with cultivation, and
their fruit is produced almost without cost
after the trees ale we'll established, while
ri the same time they may serve a useful
purpose rs screens 10 mitigate the force Of
driving storms.
1t oughtn't be any trouble to the citizens
of oar Borough to tell when it is noon
these days The screechiag of four or
five steam whistles and the changing of the
school bell at one and the same time, ought
to convince the most skeptical that it is
high twelve" Clocks and watches are
rendered almost supeifuous.
The Board OF Health has prepared
blank notices for the adjustment of nui-
sances to nc served by the Inspector upon
persons violating the ordinance Of the
board by mainta aiming nuisances Of any
kind in the township limits. 1t is quite
probable they will have use for more than
one of iicm before the summer is over.
a business man in this town, whose adj
vortisement appears in the MONITOR, was
visited last week by customer from an
adjoining county, who was led TO call upon
him by seeing his card in our paper. They
made deal that was mutually satisfactory
and the business man realized enough
from the transaction to pay his advertising
bill for an entire year. The moral IS too
obvious to need statement.
One of tho new acts which have passed
both Houses is that which requires every
one receiving a fruit basket from another
TO nav for the same, and, on its return, the
money shall be refunded. 1t is intended
TO compel New York aud Philadelphia
commission merchants 10 return peach and
apple baskets, but il applies rs well TO
housekeeper or merchant who buys bask-
ct of peaches and desires TO retain the
basket until the contents are eaten or
sold.
4 bill that passed both Houses of the
Legislature and become n law by the APP
prevail Of the Governor, is exciting uniay-
orable comment from the members and
trilgfaag of thn nhural,nS thrnnu1put the